The news and politics site The National Memo excerpts Strong Inside this weekend, selecting a passage describing the experiences of Vanderbilt University's first waves of African American students. It's a revealing off-the-court snapshot of the daily ... [Continue Reading]
Keith Olbermann Interview
Writing Strong Inside was largely a solitary experience for eight years. Hours of research in libraries, or sitting at my desk at home. The experience of getting out and talking about the book has been a complete 180-degree turn, and that was never ... [Continue Reading]
History News Network Column
When the History News Network asked for an op-ed based on an aspect of Strong Inside, I chose to write about Perry Wallace's ultimate reason for attending Vanderbilt. It wasn't to make history as the first African American basketball player in the ... [Continue Reading]
Nashville Sports Radio Interview
Chris Lee of Nashville Sports Radio was kind enough to devote almost his entire show to Strong Inside on Saturday morning -- here's the audio from a wide-ranging interview. ... [Continue Reading]
Sports Illustrated Excerpt
Read the Sports Illustrated excerpt from Strong Inside here. SI.com features a passage from the book describing Perry Wallace's first game at Ole Miss, the first time an African American varsity basketball player had ever taken the court in Oxford. ... [Continue Reading]
The Hoops Addict Excerpt
When the popular basketball blog Hoops Addict said they wanted to run an excerpt from Strong Inside and knew exactly which passage they wanted to include, I was pleasantly surprised that the section had nothing to do with basketball. But everything ... [Continue Reading]
Strong Inside on All Things Considered
While in Washington, D.C. for the book launch at Politics & Prose last week, I had the opportunity to join Perry Wallace for an interview with NPR's Audie Cornish. Her story ran on the popular All Things Considered program this afternoon. Hear ... [Continue Reading]
Meet The Press Interview
While in Washington, D.C. for the official book launch Dec. 1 at Politics & Prose bookstore, I had the opportunity to sit down with Meet The Press' Chuck Todd for an interview. From the hair stylist in the green room telling me she didn't need to ... [Continue Reading]
NPR “Only A Game” Interview
The NPR "Only A Game" Interview. Bill Littlefield has hosted a terrific sports program out of Boston's WBUR for many years. While Perry Wallace was in Nashville earlier this week, we drove over to a recording studio on Music Row to do an interview ... [Continue Reading]
Politics & Prose Video
Just two days after President Obama went shopping at Politics & Prose bookstore on Small Business Saturday, the Strong Inside book tour made a stop at the store. Dec. 1 also happened to be the official publication date for Strong Inside. It was a ... [Continue Reading]